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Words for the Journey

Discover a sanctuary of perspectives, tools, and shared experiences written for people living with grief.

Brick by Brick: Laying a Path to Acceptance

Harriet Hodgson
Harriet Hodgson January 19, 2018 - 8:23pm
How do we get to acceptance? Ever since four family members died in 2007, including my elder daughter, the mother of my twin grandchildren, I’ve grappled with this question. I studied grief recovery then, and continue to study it. Many grief experts see acceptance as a choice we make for ourselves.
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Avoiding Grief: Why It Doesn’t Work

KarynArnold
KarynArnold January 19, 2018 - 4:38pm
No one wants to be sad. In fact, we spend a good part of our life in the general pursuit of happiness, doing anything we can to avoid sadness, heartache, discomfort and pain. That is, until someone we love dies.
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They Miss Us, Too

EllenGillette
EllenGillette January 3, 2018 - 4:53pm
They Miss Us, Too They miss us, too, the ones who've gone before us,crossed the bar or bought the farm,ascended into heaven, kicked the bucket, in repose,asleep in Christ, to glory graduated, gone to be with Godand all his angels, all those scrubbed and sweeter, silly, 
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Circle of my Life

JamieO'Shea
JamieO'Shea December 31, 2017 - 12:25pm
We all have a circle somewhere in our existence that represents wholeness. A representation can be drawn on paper or simply in your mind and the starting line is never broken. Everything is connected. 
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The 12 Nights of Kindness

GriefDiaries
GriefDiaries December 12, 2017 - 12:33pm
Have you heard of The 12 Nights of Kindness? Beginning December 13 and ending Christmas Eve, the tradition is to leave a small treat paired with a poem based on the 12 Days of Christmas on a neighbor's porch. The concept is to teach kids that giving is just as fun as receiving.
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Feeling Lonely & Isolated in Grief

KarynArnold
KarynArnold December 7, 2017 - 9:02pm

It’s not uncommon to feel isolated in grief. Does the grief push people away, or is the griever making a “choice” to remove themselves from friends, family, or even society in general? Like most things, the answer is probably a little of both, or something right in the middle. But why does this happen? Why would people leave us to suffer alone, or why would we prefer to go into seclusion after loss?

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